The Proactive Report

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Because these comments were created by employees of Deutsch LA, an advertising agency hired to promote the PS Vita, they are false and misleading. This fact would have been material to consumers in their purchasing decision regarding the PS Vita. Read the FTC Guidelines. Learn about it! us.playstation.com/psvita/ #GAMECHANGER.

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5W PR

AUGUST 22, 2017

Various social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have allowed brands to reach consumers through engaging content, low-cost advertising and influencer partnerships. The FTC’s mission is to protect consumers from unfair or misleading acts in commerce. These regulations come with requirements from brands.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As online platforms mature, the power a social media influencer wields to drive consumer purchasing rises dramatically. He points to federal ethics regulations as the guidelines that prohibit military influencer marketing. 9 and Sept. 21 ) and a new Ethics Quiz. .

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5W PR

JANUARY 11, 2021

Follow these guidelines, and a brand can be on the way to becoming a household name. Focus the attention on the consumer, not on the brand. Create a personal connection between the brand and the consumer. Consumers respond more to positive advertising messages than negative campaign messages.

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5W PR

JANUARY 26, 2021

Visual content, logos, and reputation are still valuable, but getting the attention of today’s consumer has gotten more difficult because of all the advertising chatter and clutter. A recent Sprout Social poll asked consumers why certain brands stood out among their competitors. 32% added it was the brand’s storytelling.

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Prohibition

MARCH 4, 2021

Working with influencers is an effective way to reach and engage with target consumers and is something that most brands include within their social media marketing strategy. This is because influencers have a trusted, engaged audience who view them as more genuine and trustworthy than standard advertisements.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Without a story, consumers are left to buy on price or convenience, benefits that are easily beaten in tight markets that often will not allow new players to get a foothold in a crowded market. Follow these guidelines and create an effective, connective, story, and a strong, successful PR team.

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Konnect Agency

APRIL 20, 2023

Brands and marketers should be paying attention to deinfluencing because it represents a shift in consumer preferences. Today’s consumers are becoming more discerning— they want to see real experiences, genuine recommendations, and transparent disclosures. Why should we pay attention to the deinfluencing trend?

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ReimaginePR

MARCH 30, 2020

Furthermore, YouTube has quite wide sorts of videos that make it time consuming to review videos as a means to discover videos that are suitable for instruction purposes. YouTube additionally sets explicit guidelines about the best way to utilize Content ID. To put it differently, YouTube is a tool to finish a job.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Influencer marketing has been around for the best part of a decade now and initially, it wasn’t clear how big of an impact it was going to have on both brands and consumers. In a 2018 poll, it was revealed that a staggering 71% of UK consumers wrongly believed there was no regulation in place for influencer marketers.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unveiled fresh guidelines aimed at regulating endorsements and testimonials in marketing and advertising, particularly in the multi-billion dollar social media influencer industry. Advertisers bear the weight of ensuring that endorsements are honest and backed by evidence.

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Barokas

JUNE 7, 2019

Consumers are savvy and audiences are simply not responding to the same old methods of outreach. With so many product reviews being generated both organically and paid across multiple platforms—Instagram, blogs, vlogs, YouTube—the marketing and advertising game has changed. And, rightfully so. The key players? Influencers.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 9, 2023

An integrated approach includes all aspects of communications — public relations, marketing, social media, advertising — for a 360-degree view of the planning and measurement process. Source ] The communication industry may always struggle with who does what, especially when it comes to marketing/advertising and PR.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 13, 2022

With tight regulations and even tighter internal compliance guidelines, there’s no free and easy posting. Bank, Capital One and TD Bank discover ways to motivate consumers to act. How can financial services organizations use social media to differentiate and build relationships?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 11, 2017

3) Native advertising risking non-compliance. When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published guidelines for native advertising in 2015, 29% of publishers were in compliance. Consequently, study after study demonstrates the vast majority of readers can’t distinguish between editorial and advertising in this format.

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PRSay

MAY 10, 2018

Guidelines plus creative freedom. At our agency, we believe in providing strong guidelines to influencers to ensure brand messaging shines through — while also allowing them creative freedom to craft their own original posts. Take that, Snapchat! To that we say, “Lighten up, brands!”.

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Buzzstream

MAY 16, 2024

Even with the very strict writer guidelines, the gates are still open to anyone, which makes it less likely to be very valuable, even if it’s a high-authority site. In our podcast with Linkpitch.io’s Aaron Anderson , he recommends avoiding sites that blatantly advertise the links. Do They Advertise the Price for a Post?

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Prohibition

JANUARY 18, 2020

Influencer marketing is at the forefront of an advertising revolution. As a growing and integrated part of social media and PR strategies, it is important professionals in the industry are aware of their responsibilities and ensure their brands are compliant with laws and advertising standards. What is influencer marketing?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

There’s an old saying in marketing that half of the advertising budget is wasted, we just don’t know which half. Advertising spots for the big football game this year grew to $5,000,000 for a mere 30 seconds of airtime. Most marketers have dabbled in native advertising – upwards of 90%. And that’s the theme for this week.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 1, 2018

If everyone’s already talking about artificial intelligence and customer service, for example, a good byline will address a newer industry frontier, or weigh in on the impact of customer service bots on the consumer relationship. In general, a thought leadership piece is not an advertisement. But beware of getting too arcane.

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Konnect Agency

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

With the saturation of online advertising during the holiday season, reaching your consumer often and in the right places will help ensure your brand is breaking through the noise. Providing Clear Creative Guidelines. This campaign drove over 16 million potential impressions with their target Gen Z/Millenial audience.

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Onclusive

JUNE 14, 2017

Brand strategy teams set mandates around key messages by creating a boilerplate, message card, branding guidelines and so forth. Marketing and advertising teams A/B test ad copy to see which messages resonate the most with their customers. Here’s how it typically works….

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 17, 2019

These include native advertising, sponsored content, syndication; and paid influencers, search and social media. Design for mobile and follow the best practice guidelines for the platform that you’ve selected. Native advertising. In this blog I explore how paid forms of media can be used as part of an integrated campaign.

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Cision

AUGUST 11, 2016

Advertising Age Online. Though marketing pros have been telling stories for a long time, consumers are looking for increasingly short, visual and engaging tales in order to hold their attention and build a connection. When doing so it’s critical that marketers keep a close eye on disclosure and comply with FTC guidelines.

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

On the other hand, independent bloggers rely on advertising and sponsors to make a living. The good news is most bloggers follow strict ethical guidelines, such as indicating when they’ve been reimbursed for a product review. Most of them have published rate cards outlining their expectations for a product review or giveaway.

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PR Fuel

JANUARY 24, 2021

Compared to other forms of online advertising, it is more cost-effective. Other forms of advertising, like PPC (Pay-Per-Click), are more expensive in the long run. Writing your own press release can end up to be time-consuming. There are a lot of guidelines and rules unique to writing press releases.

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Konnect Agency

JUNE 8, 2023

With 12+ years of marketing experience Christina has spent the last 8 years at Konnect Agency leading digital strategy with a focus on influencer marketing, social media, creative, and digital advertising.

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Konnect Agency

MARCH 31, 2020

. #2 Be Prepared: It is an uncertain time and some brands are finding themselves in uncharted territory, often not knowing how to positions themselves to their consumers and the industry regarding what is happening in the world. Questions to Keep Asking: Am I bringing value to my audience? Then what can you give for free?

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PR Fuel

AUGUST 12, 2021

Researching and writing for your target audience can get exhaustive and time-consuming. In fact, a talented press release writer will know how to write for your consumers and journalists. In fact, a talented press release writer will know how to write for your consumers and journalists. Use Accurate Formatting.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 25, 2022

“Communications professionals are now responsible for producing videos and podcasts, hosting live stream events, playing photographer, designing graphics, learning the back end of websites and more to keep up with changes in the ways people consume information.”. Old and new tasks. Additional duties. All things to all people. “We

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PR Fuel

JUNE 26, 2020

Earned media coverage for your product or service (by sending out a press release) is often more effective than paying for advertisements. Understanding who your audience is can help with identifying what type of media they consume. The problem is most people don’t know where to start. This will take time, but it’s worth it in the end.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

with $1 million of advertising; in return, Hershey could use E.T. Certainly, there are similarities to native advertising as well, but Coca-Cola was onto something in 1982 when it made that acquisition – and that’s the difference: For a period of time, an entire film production company was, in essence, a potential content marketing platform.

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PR Conversations

JULY 14, 2016

Over the past decade, the media and the internet have helped create global awareness about key environmental issues, creating a shift in attitude and behaviour change among consumers and investors. Such poorly organised or inexperienced public relations efforts can create inappropriate or inaccurate green claims that mislead the consumer.

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PR Conversations

JULY 14, 2016

Over the past decade, the media and the internet have helped create global awareness about key environmental issues, creating a shift in attitude and behaviour change among consumers and investors. Such poorly organised or inexperienced public relations efforts can create inappropriate or inaccurate green claims that mislead the consumer.

Ethics 40

Ethics Guidelines Handbook Local 40

PR Conversations

JULY 14, 2016

Over the past decade, the media and the internet have helped create global awareness about key environmental issues, creating a shift in attitude and behaviour change among consumers and investors. Such poorly organised or inexperienced public relations efforts can create inappropriate or inaccurate green claims that mislead the consumer.

Ethics 40

Ethics Guidelines Handbook Local 40

MaccaPR

MAY 28, 2015

Yes, yes - of course, we’re talking truth in advertising, of all things, but consider: When consumers watch the film, ‘Avengers 2,’ they know that Robert Downey Jr can’t really fly. So what precisely is the understanding between advertisers and their consumers as to honesty? Source: Hyundai ).

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 18, 2011

While Facebook is busy elsewhere, Maltese companies have been busy taking the opportunity to experiment and develop campaigns and promotions, many of which pay little or no regard to the promotions guidelines. That doesn’t mean, however, that brands that blatantly defy the guidelines aren’t taking a risk.

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